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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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